diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/topology.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/topology.cpp
index e001602a..18c80564 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/topology.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/topology.cpp
@@ -2167,6 +2167,13 @@ namespace netgen
         return facedir;
       }
   }
+
+  void MeshTopology :: GetSegmentEdge (int segnr, int & enr, int & orient) const
+  {
+    enr = segedges.Get(segnr)+1;
+    orient = GetSegmentEdgeOrientation(segnr);
+  }
+
   
   int MeshTopology :: GetSegmentEdgeOrientation (int elnr) const
   {
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/topology.hpp b/libsrc/meshing/topology.hpp
index a80b8ca6..0afaa54d 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/topology.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/topology.hpp
@@ -93,12 +93,14 @@ public:
   int GetEdge (SegmentIndex segnr) const { return segedges[segnr]; }
 
   [[deprecated("use GetEdge(SegmentIndex) instead")]]                      
-  void GetSegmentEdge (int segnr, int & enr, int & orient) const
+  void GetSegmentEdge (int segnr, int & enr, int & orient) const;
+  /*
   {
     enr = segedges.Get(segnr)+1;
     // orient = segedges.Get(segnr).orient;
     orient = GetSegmentEdgeOrientation(segnr);
-  }
+    }
+  */
 
   [[deprecated("use GetEdges (ElementIndex) -> FlatArray")]]                          
   void GetElementEdges (int elnr, NgArray<int> & edges) const;